Post #463457 by TikiMango on Sun, Jun 21, 2009 11:58 AM

Loajia, thanks! No worries, I do sleep and eat. I sleep at my work bench, and consume bone dust, which I hear is high in calcium.

The humidity is sky high today, and hot. 97f with 53% humidity equals a heat index of 114f! As I was sanding these pieces, the dust was turning to glue and balling up on me. It was really hard to finish these guys. Below you'll notice I had my first broken piece. I don't have a scroll saw, so I have to plunge holes with a burr, then play "connect the dots" to make a cut line. I guess I had my tool speed too low, the burr chattered and the Koru snapped. What a waste of a nice piece of bone!

So a little collection of stuff that I mostly finished off today. A Hei Matau, Hei Tiki and Koru. The Koru was a real challenge, the shape is so simplistic, but very difficult to keep the lines curved and sweeping. I have a sheet of paua inlay coming, and I hope to finish the Hei Tiki's eyes with that.

Question: What is used to adhere the inlay to the base material?